Honor Flight NWO is scaling back

Volume, cost are the reasons

9:55 PM,
Jul. 2, 2013

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Honor Flight Northwest Ohio has scaled back on the acceptance of veteran applications because of the volume of veteran applications being submitted and the number of veterans on the waiting list, which is more than 600 as of late June.

There has been a decrease in overall funding and an increase in the cost of each flight. Each flight costs slightly more than $72,000.

Honor Flight Northwest Ohio will continue to accept applications from World War II veterans, but only from those who have not already seen the World War II Memorial. ...